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WIRMOTH AND CARTER. The Congressional Committee Com- mencing the Inquisition. THE HISTORY OF THE QUARREL. Tricks and Intrigues, Traps and Plots for the Possession of Power. THE BEGINNING OF A BROAD EXPOSE, Hob Force in Aid of Justice—The Military in Aid of Usurpation, New ORLEANS, Jan. 31, 1872, ‘Phe Congra Committee Lo investigate the politi- Bai troubles «0 this State have been in session for mree day#, and have, se far, examined eight wit- messes, The sessions are held in the rooms of the | Unned States Vireult Court, which are a part of what is called the Custom House Building. The proceedings are conducted publicly, and chere Is generally an attendance of about fifty persons, representing all the factions in the quarrel. ‘The committee meet at ten A, M. and sit for six hours without intermission. The members of the com- mitice are ail lawyers, and, so far, have conducted * Ter made to the democratic members to join them. cauons of the democratic members was bela ac- cordingly to decide upon pursue, and by @ mayors is was that the democrats cast fortunes with Carter party. This gave Carter the House by about five or ex mere Colone) Moncure, a democratic mem- ber oi the House, ra his testimony to-day, aald that when the democratic members were in caucus they received &@ Fe ie) from Governor Warmoth that they should unite with bis party against Varter, and to that end he (Mr. Moncure) should be given the Speaxeranip. The proposition was rejected. He further testified that the democrats fatied to act as a unit, however, a6 1X out of thelr whole numover— which is about twenty-eignt—vyoted with the Warmotn party throughout the concest. The Senate hasa Warmoth majority o: only one vote. ‘Inere being no Lieutenant Governor, the Senate would be kept without @ quorum, so as not to be able to or- wanize until after the House nad passed articles of indietment against the Governor. This would carry suspension itom oMce with il, and by law Mr. carter, as Speaker of the House, would become Governor, The whole thing was so plausible und so neat their grasp. Ali this Mr. Carter and Mr, Moncure, @ democratic member of the Legisiature, admit in their testimony belore the commiitee, Governor Warmoth, being made aware of tne de mens of his opponents, execated 4 COMPLETE FLANK MOVEMENT, in accomplishing which he paid not the silghtest re- ard to the laws, He called an extra session of we Senate, and forced that bouy into the election of a Lieutenant Governor, and os friend, Mr. Pinch back, @ bright mulatto, was chosen, But the Cater- ites vowed that Pinchback’s election was illegal, and that they would not recognize him, and woule roceed with their F pd of impeachment. On the st of January the House assembied according to law, but in the Senate there was no quorain, COLLECTOR GASEY’S BVIDENCE says the Carter Senators were allowed to get on board the United States revenue cutter Wiluerness, and by his order she was kept out of the reacn of the Sergeant-at-Arms, tis ior the purpose of leaving the Senate without a quorum until the t.ouse could impeach and suspend Warmoth and Speaker Carter shouid be installed in the guberua- torial chair. These truant Senators, Collector Casey avers in his evidence, remained on the revenue cutter from Monday unt Friday, when, by order of Secretary Boutwell, they were, compelled to go ashore, During their five days) trip they bad the best of everything to eat, chainpagoe to drink and an sbundance ol cigars, for all of which Collector Casey swears to the committee he pata out of his ‘ee investigation without any apparent partisan motes. Judge Scofield, the Chairman, first ex- amines a witness, then the democratic members in- Verrogate Lim, the other members tollowing. THE FIRST WITNESS examined was J. Henri Burch, a colored man, and a member of the State Legislature from the parish of Baton Rouge. He is @ partisan of the Carter fac. Men, and bis testimony—occupying five hours—was Adetatled account of the proceedings of the Carter faction of the Legislature from the time that body met until the arrival of the committee in this city, ‘He gave his evidence ina clear and frank manner, ehowing apparent honesty of purpose and a thor- @ugh knowledge of the politics of the State. The @arter men snd the democracy look upon Barch as @ man ofability, having the confidence of his clasa, nd by the death of Lieutenant Governor Dann Raving become their recognized leader. THE WARMOTH MEN, @m the other nand, charge Buroh with being a soheming fellow from New Yors, who ts sore with Shem for not lending 1m their support in a desire Be haa two years ago of going to Longress, and that ‘ale ambition for office has drawn him into the Var- ter movement. ‘The evidence so far taken, with the statements made by Governor Warmoth ana others of the wit- monser to be examined, enables your correspondent 20 give you a clear statement or THE WHOLE 0A8B as it now stands, In order to be understood tt is Mecessary tO go back a iittie way. In 1863, under ‘He reconstruction laws of Oongress, @ con- vention was held, which was largely re- Publican. The leaders of the republican party in the State at that time were Governor War- moth, the late Lieutenant Governor Dunn, Mr. Pianders, the present Mayor of New Orleans, the (presiding United States Marshal, Mr. Packard, Thomas J, Durant and ex-Governor Michael Hahn. Of these Dunn is dead; Durant, when beaten for United States Senator, left the State and settied in ‘Washington, and Hahn bas withdrawn from politics, THE EXCESSES OF THE DEMOCRACY when in power led tne republicans into the adop- Men of a constitution giving to the Governor of the Brate almost unitmitea power. The obnoxious and oppressive features of this constitution, as carried gut by Governor Warmoth, form the cause of the present trouble. With the ratification of the new constitution Warmoth was made Governor, Dunn Lieutenant Governor, and Pianders Mayor of New Orleans. Everything went @n harmoniously tii about a year and a halt ago. ‘Then kt was that Dunn began to suspect the sincerity of Warmoth’s republicanism. He found Warmoth giving the patronage of bis office to men who had Been the champious of Presiaent Johnson and a@Mlating with the old hunker democrat and revel slement of the State. He immediately declared war and began the organization of an opposition. Looking around for support he found United States Marshal Packard, the Chairman of the Republican Beate Committee, RIPE FOR REBELLION, Packard, a shrewd, scheming and reticeny man, wilhngly joined Governor Duan. In addition to his wn office be had the Collector of the Port, Mr. Oasey, completely in his control. No one charges Vasey with dishonesty; but, from his own evidence tm this investigation and that of the other witnesses, he Ilsa weak man, and, in the power ofabler men, has been made to do acts im his official position which prove bim wholy unft for the place he holds, Casey, It appears, was not wiilout ambition. He had been Warmoth’s friend until Warmotn sent General West to the United States Senate. West's evectlion to the Senate was the uair that broke the camel’s back in this politica: quarrel. Duun, Pack- ard aud Casey immediately proceeded to Wash- Ington and attempted to «rag the Presideut into the figit. Tnat he bas had nothing to do wita ‘the quarrel 1s also plainly proven by the evidence so fartaken, Colonel Carter and Collector Casey in tmeir evidence swear that of the sevén members of tne State Legisiature who hold places in the Uustom House three pave and do now act with Warmota. In addition Genera! Longstreet, who is Governor War- moth’s Adjutant General, aud who commanded his maiiitia and weiropoliian police im the recent tounles, hoids the iederai ollice of Surveyor of the Port, and Mr. Beckwith, ihe United States District Altorpey bere, and the United States Appraiser, are Warmovh’s most ardent supporters, So from the evidence it is seen that there are FEDERAL OFFICIALS WITH BOTH FACTIONS. The tirst open vreach between Warmotn and the op- Position, ied by Dunn, Hackard and Casey, occurred m August last, at we Repubdiicau Stale Convention. Jo this Convention, called by Marshal Packard as chairman of the Kepubiican State Commitiee, the attempt was made to rule Wartaoth out of’ tne party. It was heid tn the Custom House here, aud by the presence of a company of UNITED STATES TROOPS the Warmoth meu were ruied out. Captain Smith, of the army, who commanded the troops on | the occasion, gave Nis evidence to-day. He | Btatead the fact that ie was ordered by General Reynolds to station his troops fo the Custom House, ana, in case of ne- cossity, protect the pubic property therein from pillage or destruction, General Keynoids, It ap. | gave this order on the application of Marshal | ‘The cross-examination suowed that by the presence of Wie troops Governor Warmoth’s party were unabie to force their way into the Uon- vention; for, had they attempted to do so, Captain Smith would have undoubtedly considered them as | guilty of trespass. i} 1 i | | he result was tle holding of two conventions and the selection uf two Kepublican State Ventral Com- Mitiess, Matiers now went along quietly until a couple of months ago, when Lieutenant Goveraor Duna died. This was THE CRISIS. Marsial Packard aud Collector Casey immedi. | ately conceived an idea, the successful carrying out of which would place them in possession of the Btate government. Casey had on bis payroll in the Custom Hoase one Colonel George W. Carter, who was also speaker of the lower House of the Legisia- ture. As by force of circumstances, rather than choice, Carter nas been mae THE LEADER OF ONE FACTION, a brief description of bim will vot be out of place. He ts a slouchy-looking nau, about forty years ola, ‘gna born in Virginia, where he preached the Gospel In early manhood. He afterwards moved to Texas, Where he practiced law until the breaking out of the rebellion, when he entered the rebel service as colonel o1 a Texas org and about four years ago settled at this point. He was elected to the Legisiature as a repubNcan from oue ol tue river Fishes, and until recenuy was the warm frien of sovernor Warmoth. He is a man of education and ability, but lacks the cultivation and dash of HI8 OPPONENT, WARMOTH, who 1s @ young man of thirty years, very tall and slender, with viack hair, nervous brown eyes, large black mustacbe—aliogether handsome tn the ex- treme, He was a Colonei in the Union ar: bere in 1866, and ever since has veen identified with ‘We political movements of the State. He was the Sirst Governor chosen alter the reconatraction of the State, his erm expiring with the present year. Now Ourter was just the man for the emergency, By the constivution in case of the death or removal ol the Governor, the Licuteuant Governor succeeds to the Chair of state, and in case of bis death (he own pocket, THR COMBAT THICKENS. Finding tt imposaibie to get at the Senators, Gov- ernor Warmoth boldly went to work to oust Colonel Carter from the position of Speaker of tne House, he first two days oO! the session showed a small Carter majority in the House; but Warmoth was fast picking up recruits, and the Carterites, to increase their majority, unseated seven Warmoth men and put seven Carter men in their places, Marshal Packard also came to the rescue by causing the ar- rest and deteauon of several of the Warmoth mem- bers, under the Enforcement act. Tnis was for the purpose of making Carter’s majority beyond a doubt, This wason the third day ol the session, aud led to a most extraordinary scene. COLONEL CARTER, IN HIS EVLDENOB, gives a most vivid description of It, It seems that in whe middie of the session on that day a member of the Legisiature in tne interest of Warmoth, dure ing a roll call, suddenly jumped to his feet and moved the election of & new Speaker, and without waitlag put the motion himself and declared It car- ried. ‘fms was foliowed by a rush towards the Speaker’s chair; but the member declared elected refused to gerve, and before some one else was ke- jected the session was adjourned, Colonel Carter and Mr. Bureh testify before the committee that had the proposed Speaker attempted to take the chair that day he would nave been killed, because not only were ail THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARMED, but also there were present a dozen or more ser- geanst--atarms, whom the Speaker had employed. In addition the lobbies and corridors of the hall were crowded with metropolitan police in citizens’ uni- form, armed, ready to aid the Warmoth faction. Tne following day, Warmoth, finding uo one who would dare alsplace Carter while he was in the chair, executed cour D’ETAT. A After the House had adjourned over tll the follow- ing day he issued a proclamation convening them in extra session at four o'clock that after- noon, ‘This prociamation, however, from the evidence given before the committee, it would seem, was on read to those members in sympathy with Warmoth. They met io extra session, elected Mr. Brewster, a Warmoth man, Speaker, and then adjourned, the Carter nen Knowing nothing of the extra session until it was over, The following day when Speaker Carter ar- rived at the hall he found it BLOOKADED WITH ARMED POLICEMEN, who refused him admission. Then it was that he, with those members of the House siding with him, began holding sessions in another hall and clatmed to be the regular House. Hence until the morning of Monday, January 22, the Warmoth men met as the regular Legislature in the Capitol building and the Carter men in ® separate building. Jt was on January 22 that CARTER COLLECTED A MOB ‘which he propoged to lead to the Capitol build ing for the purpose of taking possession, vut the inter. ference of General Emory With United States troops pee Carter claims in his evidence tc have ad at icast two thousand armed men under his command, and that HIS INTENTION was not to bave fired a shot, but to have besciged the building and have starved those defending into submission. Colonel Badger, the Clilef of the Metropolitan Police, testified to-day that tie Capitol Duilding was deiended by 550 policemen, armed with Winchester rifles, and about three hundred militiamen with one piece of cannon, ali under the immediate command of General Longstreet. He further vestiflea that from January 5, the day Carter organized his separate House, until January 22, the city was the scene of much VIOLENCE AND DISORDER. During ail that ume the Governor kept the Capitol builaing strougly defenaed, while men in the in- terest of Colonel Carter paraded the streets, break- ing into armories and stealing arms therefrom and gatheriog in crowds armed tor actioa, compelling citizens daily to close their stores for fear of plilage. GUNERAL EMORY’S TESTIMONY, General Emory, commanding this department, also testified to-day that he was compelled to marcn the 3800 men under his command ito the eity on four different oocasions, and, iu his opinion, haa it not been for the presence of lus troops, there would have been a bloody massacre. fe acted on his own Tesponsibility in the matter and had no preterence YORK A | to further their ambitious schemes for office the re- for either party, but was determined to preserve order if possiple. ‘The final determination of General Emory, on tho 22d, to inieriere should Carter proceed agalust the Capitol, and the announcement that THE CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION Was about to leave Washington for this city, ended the contest. Carver told his followers to return to the Legisiature and he would abide Investigation. Thus the matier stands, The democracy are by no means united in the quarrel, It would seem that the young and pro- gressive democrats are with Colonel Carter, wulle the old Lunker democrats, who figured with Slidell before the war, are In full sympathy with Governor Warmoth, The Carterites charge tnat WARMOTH’S PROGRAMME is to elect himself Governor and General Dick ‘Taylor Lieutenant Governor next fall. Then, on the meeting of the Legisiature, he will be chosen United States Senator, in piace of Senator Kellogg, and Dick Taylor will become Governor. Wariotn's friends say that after the present investigation is completed he will announce himself for tne re-elec- ton of Grant. THE ELBOTION LAW appears to be the most obnoxious complained of by the reformers. Itisin evidence before the com- mittee that under this jaw in each parish there 1s a registrar of election, who 18 appointed by the Governor, ‘This registrar appoints two commissioners, who receive the bailots. ‘The registrar counts them and makes a return toa board known as the Board of Election Returns, consisting of the Guvernor, the Secretary of State, another man appornted by the Governor, and two members of the State Senate, all, however, under the control of the Governor. Several witnesses ex- amined say the custom ts for Warmoth to send his partisans Into different parishes as registrars, who return themselves as elected, and take their seats in the Legislature without ever baving received a vote or having lived in the parish they Claim to represent. By this election law the Governor bas supreme power to Say who sliall compose the Legislature and who not. EXPENSES OF WARMOTII'S RULE. A witness testified to-day that the last session of the Legisiature—lasting only sixiy days—cost the State just $1,000,000; tnat $i,500,000 1s spent yearly ln subsidizing newspapers, and that the Governor, when the Funding bill was passed, pougnt in the vonds himself at ten per cent lower than what was offered for them by outside persons. In fact, the oadane, beg lied Aad grag oMciais here would fil ume. It appears there is no law f the Statute Book, etngeeiy’' THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE BADGER- ING CAMPBELL AND PACKARD, | Campbell Swears the Armories Were Broken Into and Arms Stolen to Fight Warmoth— Tho United States Marshal Tells a Different Story—Government Out for Show—No Hestile Intention—Nine Reasons for Impeaching the Governor, NEW ORLEANS, Feb, 1, 1872, ‘The Congressional Investigating Committee com- pleted the fourtu day of their session to-day. Only | two witnesses were examined. The first, Mr, Hugh J, Campbell, is a member of the State Senate, Audi- tor of the Land Office and Major General of militia, He 1s an active partisan on the Warmoth side, and commanded the militta under General Longstreet during the recent troubles. His evidence was prin. cipally concerning the part he took in the troubles and bis reasons for so doing. He swore positively that before ihe militia were ordered out at jeast two of the State armories had veen broken open, and filty or more stand of arms stolen by the mob, This was the first Idea the Governor had of the intention of Speaker of the House becomes Governor, The bold movement ot THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE GOVERNOR Was fixed upon. The Legisiature was to assemble 20 ine iat ol January. in tue Honse tbe Carter re- Pubucauy the opposition to secure their demands by force of arms. He was 'y severe on Collector Casey and Troops Only Brought | Ry TET eT INESDAY. , Oro. ins at ’ cent troubles would not have occurred, and there would have been no division im the republican party of the State. He didn’t believe, however, that the President nad anything directly to do witn the ac- tons of Collector Caseyand Marshal Packard, for the reason that three of the federal oficials in this cily are active Warmoth men, EXAMINATION OF MARSHAL PACKARD. The second witness was United States Marshal Packard, who is counted the brains of the antl- Warmoth faction. He was put through a most searching examination of nearly five hours, and 1s tobe brought up again to-morrow. It was during the examination of this witness that the first evi- dence of partisan bias was shown by members of the committee. Previously each member seemed anxious to bring oyt everything, no matter what should be the consequence; but to-day Mr. Speer, One of the democratic members of the committee, with the evident purpose of making political capital agamst the President, kept the witness under @ most trying and apnoying >ross-examina- tion concerning the holding of the Republican State Convention iu the Custom House last summer, and the use of United States troops to protect the same. Mr, Packard’s excuse for allowing the Convention to ve uneld in the Custom Mouse butiding, was that he could not obtain a vacaat hallin the city for the purpose, the War- moth party having rented them ail in their own In- lerest, 80 as to compel Packard ana nis followers to either nold no convention at all or else meet in the Capitol Bullaing, which would have vir rendered tue control of the Convention to ti moth side. He dented emphatically that the War- moth men were refuyed admission to the room in which the Cunvention was held; the troops present were not on guard, but stationed in one of the ad- jacent streets, with stacked arms, ready to be called ‘on im case Warmoth, with his 500 armed policemen, attempted to torce themselves invo the Convention, thereby endangering public property, from the thieves who woulu (ake advani of such an occa sion to rob and pillage. A SHREWD ANSWER. In reply wo aquestion asking him if he thought it fair and just to put the government to the enormous expense Of furnishing troops for political purposes, he shrewdly answered that he would willingly pay the expense himself, which was exactiy $5, the amount of fare paid in transporting tne troops in the street carsfrom their barracks to the Custom Honse. ‘They were on duty only four hours, and were not compeiied even to bring rations wéth them, NINE GOOD REASONS FOR THE FIGHT. Among the reasons he gave forthe fight of his wing of the republican partly against the Governor were the following:— Firv—Failure of the Governor to appoint officers of regts- tration at the time prescribed by law, and when appointed A majority were sent into the diferent parishes from this city, thus being neitier residents of or personally known in sent to represent, and, in many cases, theraselves as elected to the’ Legis- Seoond—Foreibly removing from office Mr. Bovee, the Sec- retary of State, an officer elected by the people, and appolnt- {ng a perwon iw'his stead. ,(kirt—Appointing men to office ineligible under the con- sutution, Furth—Requiring from persons to be appointed to the most lucrative offices to place their written resignations, un- dated, 10 his hands, to be accepted at bis pleasure. In sup- ort of this Mr. Packard said he knows thatthe Governor olds the resignation of every appointee under him, forced from them by inaking Jt conditional on their support of him, Among olbers whote reslznation. he now. hole is United Slates Senator West, elected year ago to succeed Senator larris. Fiih—Aiing 10 enacting and approving a revenue bill giving to tax collectors enormous compensation. One tax Collector's fees amounted to $150,000 a year. Sih—As funding oflicer of the State, giving himself and friends preference over other citizeas, and cauaing to be funded warrants which he purchased and owned in large amounts into vonds of the State at less per doliar than other responsible parties offered to give for the same. As funding ollcer of tue State, in direct violation of the State constitu- tfon and the constitution of the United States, paying a claim of $40,000 contracted by the late Confederate govern- ment. Scventh—Failing to call for special elections to fill vacancies fo the Legislature, fearing that suca elections would take aaid body out of his control. Bighth—Using the patronage of the State In such a manner asto make itan eugme of oppression against the party which placed him in power. Ninth and Last-—Violating the constitution of the State in convening an extra session of the Ktate Senate on December 6, 1871, and ot the General Assembly on January 4, 1872, All these, Mr, Packard thinks, form good grounds for successful impeacnment. Anotner important Foe elicited by Mr. Packard’s testumony was tne fact that the orders to General Emory from the President on January 24, the day Speaker Carter assembled tus Mob to march on the Capitol building to depose Warmoth’s Legislature, was not to interfere, but to hold himself in readiness to prevent the destruction of public property. Gen- eral Emory misconstrued the order, instead of merely inaking such @ disposition of hus troops as to protect government property in case of a rive Re ey informed Carter and his friends that should t! uttempt to march against the Capitol bullding he Would interfere with his troops t prevent a col- sion with the Warmotnh forces. This put an end toall attempts on the part of Carter to beat War moth by force of arms, Mr, Packard’s Cxamination will be continued and finished to-morrow, THE WEED WILL CASE. End of the Leng Trial Before the Superior Court of Counecticut—The Will Broken, Bripexrort, Conn., Feb. 6, 1872, For seven long weeks this case has been before the Superior Court. Nothing like it as tv length ever before occurred here. The celebrated Wins- low will case, some six years ago, occupied five weeks in the investigation, and, after all, was com- promised. ‘This case, however, has been one of considerable imoortance, involving & sum equal to $600,000. No compromise was thought of—it was fougat to the bitter eud. ‘The facts are substantially a3 follows:—Mr. Nathaniel Weed, of Stamford, formerly of New York, where he was con- nected with a large dry goods house, and President of the Ocean and North River vanks several years ago, made a will, He was quite wealthy, as will be seen by the figures, ‘o his wile he be- queathed $5,000 a year cash, besides giving ner the use of the magnificent homestead during her natural lie, and making her sole owner of all its contents, The valance of the estate went to a son and certain other heirs, At the ume of his death, im 1871, Mr. Weea was over eiguty years of age. The income oi the estate at the time was not far from $25,000, and Mrs, Weed disdainea to be put of with so paltry @ sum as $5,000, When, as his law- ful wife, she was jJusily entitied to more. Had he been in his right mind at the time of making the will, and had no undue influence been brought to bear, she might have received it at the first. For reasons as =: Stated, ~—thereiore, = sne brought suit, and the eflurt at breaking the wiil, pia I very expensive, has turned out to be suc- cessful. James Olmstead, of Stamford, Conn, and M, I. Doolittle, of New Haven, for appellants; and C. G. Childs, of Stamford, and 8. &. Beardsley, of Bridgeport, for appellees, Able aud eloquent argu- ments were delivered by each of these gentiemen at tke close of the investigation, The case was given to the jury late on Saturday afternoon last, and was adjourned over to Monday, February 5, 11 took the jury from Monday morning unui yesterday at naltl- ast twelve to arrive al their verdict, woich was as follows:— Mr, Nathaniel Weed was not, at the time of the execution by him of said will, of sound and disposing mind and memory. The verdict was received in breathiess silence by the jarge crowd which fad assembied to hear 1t, immediately alter ther endering, counse: for the will gave notice of a motion for a new trial, on the ground of @ verdict against evidence, It the Court certifies to this motion the case goes to the Supreme Court of Errors, where it wiil be heard if papers are ready. If they are not ready then it goes over wo October. The Court of Errors sumply decides as to whether or not a new trial shall be granted, Meanwhile, the matter stands as if Mr, Weed had never made a will at If the present verdict 1s sustainea Mrs, Weed comes into possession of one-third of all the per- sonal estate and a life use of one-third of the real estate, worth at least two hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate, This is the frst time for many years that a Will has been broken in a Connecticut cour. The trial has beea watched with tmtense in- terest from the beginning. THE WILL OF THE LATE WILLIAM KELLY, POUGHKEEPSIE, Feb. 6, 1872, The will of the late William Keily, of Rhinebeck, has been offered for probate at Surrogate Fowler's office, in this city. The estate will amount to about five hundred thousand dollars, and, with the ex. ception of some special legacies to friends and former domestics, goes to his wife and sister and to the children of bis brother, the late Rovert Keliy. ‘Yhe executors named are his wile, sister and nephew, together with bis confidential friend and attorney, Mr. R. A, Wright, of New York. The beautiful estate of Eliersiie will not be sold, but will remaim tne residence of the family, Mr. Keliy having wisely given all the furniture, stock and other personal property upon the place to his wife and sister, Mr. Kelly was through lite, with a \veral hand, his own executor as to his gifts, and the will contains no charitable bequests, except one conveying the title to certain lots already in | the posses-ion of the Baptish church at Rhinebeck Lo lat institution, HEAVY ROBBERY IN NEWARK, Horace Mockridge, Mark Corbett and “Crow'’ Keilef, charged with stealing from the New Jersey “inc Works at Newark a large quantity of zinc, have been commitvea in default of $1,000 bail each. At the examimation before Justice James H. Morrow, of tue Jersey City police, testified that he had arrested Mockriage with @ load of zinc In M18 possession, and he recognized Kelley a8 the man whom he saw with bim on that morning, at Marion, but Who escaped trom arreat. O@lcer Son corrovorated Oficer Morrow's statement, With the exception that he recognized Corbitt ag the man Who Was with Mockridge at Marion. Mr. Farin, the treasurer of the New Jersey Zine Company, tes- | Utled that there had been stolen from thetr estan+ lishment since last May 39,478 pounds of zine, valued at eleven cents per pound. Mr, Farlin’s vestumony Was corroborated by ‘Thomas Jones, the weigli- United States Marsna)l Packard, giving it as his master of the company. The zine fi session of Mockridge was Fecogulzed ‘by eeu ‘ae the WERG LD QUQIUOKL. A & UKADOSILIVE Wag | ObIDIOD boat had Ie DO Heep for thelr MVererpBGe | DrOvETLY O the CoMpays FEBRUARY 7, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET, THE COURTS. The Jumel Estate Trial—The Union Pacific Rail- road—Effort to Revive One of Fisk's Cases—A Grand Jury for the General Sessions. DECISIONS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. A “Nice?” Question fer Consiguees ef Mer- chandise by Water—Sult a Bill of Lad- leg, as Transferring the Goeds Named ‘Therein to the Holder. ‘Wasxinorton, D. C., Feb. 6, 1872, No. 94. The Steamship Thames and Russell Stur- gis et al. vs, Bui of Seaman—Appeal from the Cir- cuit Court for the Southern District of New York.— ‘This libel was fled against the steamship Thames in March, 1868, claiming damages for the non- Gelivery at New York of certain cotton shipped at Savannan by the, Thames, the bul of lading for which had been assigned to the libellant, Seaman. The answer averred that the cotton mentioned Was shipped by G. S, Van Pelt for and to be de- livered to Bennett, Van Pelt & Co, of New York, and was #0 delivered, and without notice of the claim of LoeNaat, and that no claim was ever made by him until jong alter the delivery; that the assignient of the bill of 1 to him was by way of security for personal obugations of Bennett, Van Pelt & Co., who were solvent merchants, and to whom he looked for payment: and that he gave no notice, and did not act gs assignee of the bill of Jading on the arrival of the vessel or upon the de- livery of the cotton, nor until after that firm had become insolvent; and by bis delay and laches he waived and Jost all clalin against the vessel and her owners. Upon the hearing the District Court held that the delivery of the bills of | for the cotton was intended to and did trans{er the cotton to the libellant as security for the payment of the drait drawa upon the consignees by the consignor for the value of the cargo, and the decree was for the libellant. This decree was atfirmed at the Cir cuit and appeal was taken to tnis Court, where It is insisted that the bills of lading Were transferred as security for the acceptance only, and not for the pay- Ment of the dratt, w Brady & Moses, bankers, in Savannah, who were correspondents of the Atlanta National Bank of Georgia, and had funds of that bank jor the purchase of exchange on New York, and who purchased the draft, thus making the Atlanta Bank tne Owner of it, They then sent the drait and bill of lading vo Seaman, Casnier of the Fourth Nattoual Bank of New York, for account of the Adanta Bank, and it ts submitted that Seaman could acquire no greater interest than that which Brady and Moses acquired by the transfer to them. But even if the transier to the libeilant was intended to secure the payinent of the draft, he was not entitled to hold the vessel and owners for the non-delivery of the goods, because, by his own laches, he had suffered the cotton to go into the possession of Bennett, Van Pelt & Co., and to remain in their possession until alver their ‘insolvency. It 1g insisted that the libellant was not entitled to maintain the action because he was not the real arty in interest nor had such tide as would enable im Lo sue In admiralty, ‘the Attanta Bank was the Teal purty im Interest, and the libeliant had no in- terest in or Connection with the transaction save in his official capacity as cashier of the New York Bank, which Was correspondent in that city of the Allanta Bank. Barney, Butler and Parsons for appellants; B. F, Lee for appellees, COURT OF APPEALS, Important Decisions. ALBANY, Feb. 6, 1872. In the Court of Apneals on Tuesday, February 6, the following decisions were given:— Jadgment affirmed, with costs,—West vs. Crary, Hamilton vs. Clinton, Conroy vs. Gale, Poullon vs, Mayor of the City of New York. Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide event.—Madauen va. New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Greenfield vs, Massachusetts Mutual Life insurance Company, Dickenson vs, Wason. Judgment of the Supreme Court and orders of the County Judge reversed and Ig dpniereys dismissed without costs—People ex rel. Wallace va, Knowles; People ex rel. Allen vs, The Same. Appeal dismissed with costs—People ex rel. Mitchell vs, Lawrence. Judgment reversed so far as it charges Mary Ann Quinn, personally, with costs, and affirmed as to the residue, with costs in this Court ana the Court below, chargeable upon the property in contro- versy—Erickson vs. Quinn. Juagment of Supreme Court reversed and order of County Judge aftirmed, with custs—People ex rel. Bottsford vs. Darling. Orders of General ‘term and Special Term re- versed, and motion to strike out part of answer de- ety hele cosis—Fettretch vs, McKay, Matthews vs. up! Order granting new trial reversed, and judgment on report of referee affirmed, with costs—lnograham vs. Disbrough. Motion for reargument of the appeal or resettle- Meni of the judgment of tis Court denied, but without prejudice to the nt of the defendant to apply to the Supreme Court for directions in the execution of the judgment and to adjust the rights and equiues of the parties under and not inconsist- ent with the judgment m respeet to taxes charged Upon the premises, since the contract of purchase aud which should be paid by the plaintiff, and also in respect io the Interest Upon the $1,500 mortgage which has accrued since the time for the completion of the contract of purchase, and which was assumed by the plainui? as @ part of the purchase money— Motion to revive and continue the action in the name of the helr-at-law and administrator of Dennis J. O'Donovan denied—Duily vs, O’Vonovan. Judgment of the Supreine Court reversed, and judgment ordered declaring the disposition of the D.operty by the third clause of the will, so far ag the same affect the personality, void, and directing that after the payment of the debts of the testator and the legacies and other lawful charges upon te estate, except the jegacies to Geurgiana Ovatina and Catharine Grilling, the personal estate be divided equaily between William B. Jones, Georgiana Ova- una and Catharine Grilling, tue distributors entitied under Ube statute of distribution; the costs of the several parties to be adjusted by the Supreme Court and paid to the executors irom tae fand before making distribution, the pleading to be remitted to the Supreme Court for such further action as may ‘be necessary to give effect to tae judgment of this Court—Kaox vs, Jones, Court of Appeals Ca'lendar. ALBANY, Feb. 6, 1872, Day calendar of the Court of Appeais for Feb. ruary 7—Nos, 63, 58, 95, 112, 24, 80, 91, 11%, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. The Estate of Madame Jumel. Before Judge Shipman, The further hearing of the case of George Wash- ington Bowen vs, Nelson Chase was resumed yes- terday. Aconsiderable portion of the day was taken up ‘With the continued cross-examination of Mrs. Van- dervort, which had not been closed at the adjourn- ment of the Court on the preceding aay. Among other things stated by this witness, she said that sne had seen her son, James A. Vandervort, on the day before in her own house: but the daughter of the witness, who resides with her, contradicted ner on this point, stating that she had not seen her brother at the house for a considerable time past, Mra. Vandervort was recalled for the purpose of explaining how she came to make the statement in question. She replied that her son was sometimes confined to the house, owing toan ey of his bead, and that this might or might not &ccount for the fact whether she had or had not seen him. Counsel for the plaiattd, then read an entry from tLe Town Council Kk of Providence, KR. L, under date of September, 1765, to the effect that one Phebe Kelly had been rejected from that town on the ground that she had no location or settlement there. On another page of another of the Town Council books there was a record of the 24th of duly, 1782, that Phebe Bowen and her daughter Betsy resided in the Old Jail House, with one Mar- . Fairchild, when that house was pulled down. ‘here Was another recora, under date of January 1, wel 1787, that Joan » & foreigner, marr Phebe Kelly, and that they had tnree children—John, about seventeen yeurs old; Polly, fourteen, and Betsy, twelve. On May 17, 1490, Nathan Clarke married Phebe Bowen, widow of Joon Bowen, mariner, deceased. They were removed to Bosion, according to the law im force at the time, that being the place where Clarke bad a settlement by law and property, They were kept in pa at the expense of the town until removai to Boston. As appears by an ei town records of the 4th day of June, 1791, and his wile Betay returned to Providence; but the Town Counell ordered the Town Sergeant to notify them, or either of them, to leave the town, and if they did not do so within taree hours after receiving such potice he Was to arrest them, or elther of them, and keep them, or either of them, in custody ‘until they paid a fine, and if they did not pay the fine corporal punishment was to be inflicted upon them, ‘The reading of this municipal ordinance, which smacks so strongly of the New England “Biue Laws,” caused many persons in Court to smile, us well atits severity a8 its absurdity. Counsel for plainti did not state their object in reading those old records, but it was apparent that they wanted to show by them that one Betay Bowen lived in Providence at the time or times set out im the pleadings. Counsel for plaintif also read from the town records of Cumberiand an entry of the date of the marriage of Xeuben Haliou, son of Ezekiel Ballou, to Cloe Comstock; and aiso the entries respect- ing the births aud deaths of two of Reuben Bal- Jou's children, The next witness was Mra, Cook, of Westfeld, Mags. She testified that her mother was a daugh- ter of Major Batiou, of Providence; Major Ballou had several children his first wife and two by a second wife; witnees teard her mother speak of where she had lived; afver mentioning the names of the cniidren of Major Bailou’s first marriage and Stating that he had two children by his second mar- riage the witness, without being asked the question, added, “and one cnlid by Betsey bowen. Q. From whom did you learn he had one ehild by Betsey Bowen mother. ‘Thin cueyyon woo ghiegted Wo by Mr. O'Vonor, and You have indicated aerom my motnere my ‘. won Bowen? The itn grated red veut witness raj answered, ** before Mr. 0’Conor could Wer is te 10.) (you hear that deel . Bowen, by the Mr, O'Conor suggested thas it would be beiter for rr Yo put his question ana let the Court rule Q. Did your mother declare to you, and was it reputed among the blood relatives of your family, that the plaintif, George Washington Bowen, was a@cniid of Reuben Ballou by the body of Madame Jumei? Mr. O’Conor objected to the question as leading and incompetent. At this stage of the case the Judge, without pass- ing upon the question, said he would adjourn the Court, as he had been asked by one of the jurors to ae ee three o'clock to attend tw some ae nsiness, ali was now considera! alter that hour. Mr. CHaTFIELD, of counsel for plaintiff, said he Wished to make @ rematk, and that was that no Liege Pepa Speak to the jury on the subject of The JuDGR—Gentiemen of the Jury, be cautious about forming opinions on the grave ques- tion that is now belore you—the ma- ternity or paternity of the plaintiff. Be careful not to prejudge that question until the whole evi- dence is before you, as yet you have only heard evidence for the plaintiff: the eviaence for the de- fendant has yet to be given, ‘Therefore, I say, gentiemen, do not talk to any one about the case, ud suffer no one to talk to you mn regard to it, His Honor suggretes that, owing to the len, of time the case had aiready occupied, it might become necessary for hi to protract the session of tne Court to @ later hour in the evening than at present. He complained that the atmosphere of the court room was very bad. The Court then adjourned to eleven o’clock this morning. The Gnion Pacific Railroad Company—The Lawsuits of the Late James Fisk, Jr. Before Judge Blatchiord. ‘The case of James Fisk, Jr., vs. The Unton Pacific Railroad Company and others came up yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Blatchford, The plaintiff to the suit was the late James Fisk, Jr., and it now occupied the atteution of the Court on a motion made on the part of Mrs. Lucy Fisk, widow of James Fisk, Jr., to have the cause revived. ‘The question as to whether the cause Should be revived on motion or by bill of revivor was argued by counsel on both sides. It Was objected by counsel for the defendants that Mrs. Fisk had fled no petition for a revivor of the action, @nd the motion, 1n its present form, was not enter- tained, Judge Blatchford stated that it would only be necessary on the part of Mrs. fisk to file a petition in proper form requesting to succeed her late husband as plaintiff in the case, in order that her name may be substituted for nisin that capacity. Mr. David Dudley Field, counsel for Mrs. Fisk; Mr. James Emott and Mr. 8S. P, Nash, of counsel, and Hammond and Pomeroy, solicitors, for the Union Pacitic Raliway. ‘The case of Charles W, Pollard and others vs. The Union Pacific Railroad Company and others was next brought on for argument. Demurrers had been interposed by all the delendants except the Union Pacific Raliroad Vompany to the bill of com- plaint. On the part of the defendants who have de- Murred it 1s alleged that the bill of complaint co:- prises two or more causes of action, while for the Piatntiffs it 1s maintaimed that the causes of action are cognate, and may, therefore, be tried together. ‘The demurrers only were argued. These are the two cases that produced so much excitement some ume 30, and in the prosecution of which, it was alleged, the safe of the Union Pacific Rauroad Com- pany had been broken open, ‘The cases were originally commenced in the State Court, but under @ decision of mr. Justice Nelson they were removed to the Unitea States Circuit Vourt. After hearing the argument, which was purely of a tecnnical character, the Judge took the papers and reserved his decision, Counsel for the complamant, Mr. David Dudley Fiela; Mr. James Emott and . S. P. N 1s counsel, and Hammond & the defendants; A. B. Crane, of counsel for the defendant Jonn J, Blair. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Clvil Jury Calendar. Yesterday Judge Blatchford called the calendar of civil jury cases, comprising, for the most part, Cus- tom House suits. Cases were set down for trial. ‘The Admiralty calendar will not be again taken up ‘tll next month. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER Grand Jury of the General Sensions. Before Judge Cardozo. This Court met yesterday. ‘The only business transacted was drawing a panel for a Grand Jury for the Court of General Sessions, The Court then adjourned till this morning. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decimon». By Judge Barnard, Stephens va, Greggory.—Motion granted and ref- erence ordered. Springst .—Motion granted. The Maryland Coal Company vs. Edwards. —Same, Wiley et al. vs, Carew. —Saime, National Broadway Bank vs. Camp.—Motion de- nied. Kiersted et al. vs. Orange and Alexandria Rail- Toad Company.—Motion granted, ‘Ormsbee vs, Brown.—Motion denied. Burk vs. Burk.—Same. Martine vs. Martine. —Motion granted, Kein vs. Weston et al._—Approved. Chalwell vs. Nichols et al.—Motion denied. y Judge Barrett. Schaffer vs. Schaffer et al.—Motion for receiver denied, with $10 costa, Protheroe vs. Stiviatt et al.—Memorandum for counsel, Roberts et al. vs. The Coastwise Steamship Com- pany et al.—Motion granted upon payment of $30 trial fee and $10 costs of this motion. Samuel T. Appleton vs. Amelia Appleton.—Mo- tion for stay upon appeal trom orders denied, Mo. tion for Judgment upon referee's report granted, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Monell. Fuller vs, Stern.—Motion granted, Veitenheimer vs, Veltenheimer.—Same. Drake vs. Holahan.—Same. Rorderwood vs. Sears.—Motion denied. COURT CF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Bedford. After the Court was opened yesterday tne City Judge directed the Olerk to discharge the Grand and Petit Jurors summoned to serve during the February term from further attendance, and or- dered an adaitional panel of 100 jurors to be re- turnable next Saturday, to which time the Court adjourned, This new panel is for the continued November term. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme CouRT—CnamBeRs—Held by Judge Bar- nard.—Nos, 82, 5634, 74, 134, 178, 184, 185. Supreme CoURT—UiRcUIT—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Nos. 937, 1041, 71934, 347, 348, 349, 1093, iil, 1118, 1414, 89, 335, 387, 773, 821, 835, , 963, SuPeriork Court—Trial TerM—Part 1—Held by Judge Freedman.—Nos. 1361, 1399, 655, 1429, 1433, 1495, 1451, 1459, 1456, (1457, 1450, 1461, 1403, 1480, 1471. Part 2—Held by Judge Sedgwick.—Nos. 1000, 470, 888, 960, 244, 1064, 1063, 760, 540, 260, 816, 1006, 1124, 1036, 1168. CouRT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1— Held by Judge J. F. Daly.—Nos. 24, 847, 369, 106434, 1085 3, 1034, 467, 11383, 1150, 345, 710,’ 1195, 1196, MARINE CoURT—TRIAL TERM.—Part 1—Held by Judge Joachimsen.—Nos. 7868, 7424, 7420, 7434, 7603, 6879, 7781, ©. vs. K., 7831, 7904, 7005, 7906, 7907, 7 909, Part 2—Hela by poses Spauld- ing.—Nos. 7038, K. vs. £., W. vs.S., 7817, 6362, 7646, 6567, 7391, 7663, 7683, 7689, 7920, 7921, 7922, Part 8—Held by Judge Tracy.—Nos. 3053, 8726, 7909, 8541, 8716, 8702, 8734, 8785, 8756, $880, 8887, 8889, 8890, 8891, 8892, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Knocked Down and Robbed of a Watch—A Thief ot Time in Crosby Street. Monday night last Michael milliken sauutered Into @ basement romshop in Baxter street for the pur- pose of getting a drink, and while there made tne acquaintance of a countryman of his named Jonn MoOarthy. After a few minutes’ con- versation the two started out to go to @ house in Oliver street. While in New Worth street, between Baxter and Chatham, another burly individuai came up behind Milike: knocked him down and then robbed him of ni watch, Instead of receiving assistance at the hands of his newly made acquaintance, Mover) that individual stood quietly by and saw him rob! and then ran of with the robber. Mulliken yes pliety int ry a1 oudg o* Dowling, having Hoty in the affair, and Ju heard the case, locked him up await the action 01 the Grand Jury. ANOTHER THIRF OF TIME. athe Arthar McPherson, of 142 Elm street, was no! sone as unfortunate ag Milliken, inasmuch oe oe eae a any bodily injury, bat hands of two of dividual, did lose his wateh at hes went into & store Ii Groat aon onthe it of the bth in- stan! com| we and Will! ‘Smith, and while there be sels Dunn Gogerine afl nim, Smith in the corner at a tively gait. erson ealled oMcer and had the nai a Dunn “taken in.” At the Tombs Police Yesterday mornpg Dowling concluded to lock him up. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND VIEWS. Feank Bialr om Grast and Cuba—A Free and Easy Interview wits the Misseuri Send ator. } {Washington (Jan, 80) Correspondence of the Ohi- cago Tribune.) PRANK BLAIR ON GRANT. The other day I sent acard to Frank Blair, who promptly came out of the Senate, for Frank ts bold asa lop, and never evades the newspaper chal- lenge. Frank invited @ friend and myself back into, the Marble Koom and gave us @ frank and freq Blair conversation, He expressed the opinion that Grant was a “great man.” Said he:—“He has an immense personality, the awiul incarna- ton of sell. He is running this gov without principles, on the theory of personal su cess, He must be @ big man, for who ever saw confirmed drunkard and borrower raise nimself op late in iife, unless pe nad left some stroag hum: elements for capital? His government 18 not co! b epmreae not iotellectual, only personal. erican peo pie are in more danger So-day frome. man of this character than they would Aaron Burr or men of much higher parte, Uj Grant we are approaching that perio. of polit oumplscency: and imaifference, a8 a people, wi will make the incoming of a despot quite and natural. Graut cares nothing for party 07 principle; be the thing for bimseif, Many of the busi ess Interests Of the ot are £0 | situated that they caa better afford to urop Into line of a powertul President's prejudices and ambi-| on than to join the mass of the people in HN ry him. Grant has comuitved but one mistake ag politiciao—of course, 1am talking to you, boys, one politician to another—and that mistake is shak-| ing Of the old abolitionists woo have revo! the country, for the sake of certain Swiss, like ton and Cameron, whb never cared ior the darkey more than Grant hiinself.’? } pald Frank, further:—‘Grant always treats me; Well, and there ure a few democrats he does nol treat well. lic reserves bis frowns fur the indi pendeat republicans who wul not join in with his. usurpations.’? “No,” he continued; “as a@ democrat I tell roa gentlemen, that trumbull, Schurz abd tnese oth folks command our respect, Tuey have a pollcyg the President has none but Grant.”? BLAIR ON CUBA. , “I propose so.ae day or other, gentlemen," said Mr. Blair, “to make a speech ou Cuba. MY proposi-| tion 18 to buy the stand, We can whip the Spanish) to death if we want to go to War; but war is ex-' Pensive, and it serves the purpose of Keeping, the} party and the persous tewporarily in power thi head of affairs; and when you come to sum up cost of the war it will ‘amount to more th @ good purcaase sum, Suppose we got inva, war with Spain—aud probably Spain would fight over Cuba—we would whip her about as promptly as one country was ever used up. by another, but, with our way of doing business and contracts, jobbers, go-betweens, &c., the sum would! be greater than au outrignt purchase, Spain is spend= ing more money Oo tue Cuban problem than suits: her. Cuba isthe mouth of the Mississippi River, Havana 18 the last American city of that grei Valley, aad on the road to Europe. Had we ducted @ nation on material principles we shoul have been, forty years ago, in the possession Havana and the island of Cuba, I propose tomake. @ speech presenting these facts, opposiug war witn! Spain, and setting forth tnat our country is ric! enough to bear tie taxation of the debt which will buy the island and rid us of the Old World en thé margin of our shores.” General Hancock and the Presidency—An Inq terview with the General. {From the St. Paul (Minn.) Dispatch, Jan. 31.) A few days ago a morning paper in this city con» tained the following paragraph:— General Winfield 8. Hancook, itis said, refuses to becounteg! asa democratic candidate for the Presidency. The Generali 1s not now and never was much of a possum, and is sup- posed not to be a very violent admirer of the passive policy, as this remained in the obscure sheet, where it first appeared it was @ matter of no comse- quence, but the reporter of the Associated Press im this city having (orwarded It to the reputable papers’ of the country it becaine another matter, A Dispatch representative accordingly called at General Hancock’s headquarters this morning, apd Ph prompuy admitted to an audience with the jeneral. DISPATCH REPRESENTATIVE—I have called, Gene‘ Fal, to have a little politioal Conversauon with you. § eneral HaNci Well, what do you meam a x political conversation—something for publica- on RwrorTen—Yes, sir. There isan item going the rounds Of the papers that was sent to the Associated, Prees from this cliy which 1 wish to call your atten tion to, Here is the way it appears in the New York papers (producing one and reading) :— The Daily Pi General Hancock refuses to be res 88) janc desmocratic caudianie for Presiden wen 10 be. the General Hancock—Oh, yes; I saw that the dayj that I returned frow the East. { do not desire to hav. anything to gay upon the subject: but you can ata that I never deciine anything before it is offered to me, and, of course, | could not have declined the Presidency. 1 stould, however, prefer to be con« sidered not a candidate rather than to appear aa; seeking the office. * * * I must decline to have any conversation other that what I have! already said. if I open the door to wverviewer there will be no end io them, and having granted pas cuner Will claim that they should be similarly reated. Alter some further conversation of a eral character the Disatch representative bade the! General (and possibly next President) good morn-' mean presents the plain unvaraolshed tae te the public, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. tions in Nineveh in Connece tion with Jewish Histor». A reguiar monthly meeting of the Historical. Society was held last evening at the Society balla. ing, corner of Second avenue and Eleventh street. The interesting feature of the evening was a paper read by James W. Gerard, Jr., on the “Re« cent Explorations in Nineven in Connection with Jewish History.” A sketch was first gi of the general geograpny and early history the Mesopotamian region, and the successive establishments of the kingdoms of Babylon and Assyria, the predominance of the latter as the great empire of the East, and the gradual extehsion of 1! power over all the civilized worid, until, in ite turn, overcome by the Babylonians, assisted by the Medea and other tribes formerly tributary to the Assyrian power. The contrast between tke former magnifi- cence of Nineveli, the “olty of three days big Sa and the once great capital of the Assyrian empire, @nd its present state, was then vividly ut i ‘The lecturer then took up the subject of recemt ex- lorations into these ancient abodes of man undery ken by Messrs. Botta, Rawlinson, Layard and others under the direction of the #rench govern~ Ment and the trustees of the Briush Museum. Une der these te and the subsequent decy. hermg of the inscriptions by the ingenuity oi ritish and French pmilologists, the speaker stated that the crust of time is being removeu from the hidaen mysteries of this buried empire; the mounds that now rise in solitary grandeur over the Assyrian piatn, ke huge tomba of @ buried nationality, are now being excavated by the hand of earnest science; the seal of Unuows silence extending through twent centuries is broken; the dumb ruins off the dust of ages and to ak their secrets inta the wondering ear of modern civilization and reveal the story of their hidden wonders aud ate glories, They give sad token ot the fleeting ni in spired writings that are the foundations of the the ruins, as well as those depicted on the only existed among them, but were cult were much behind the moderns. lead account ik, other on the east bank of the T' vicinity of baster slabs and clay cylinders discovered there na trans) wi own, vestige jon, aud the og gee on them suc- Te i rated, +howing, y contained most. of human grandeur, and bear solemn testimol and corroboration of the truth of the Christian faith. Refereace was then made to the, Various objects of art and luxury discovered tures, showing that the Assyrians were a lee luxurions people; that most of the useful arte ro the highest pitch, and that in metallurgy, to lurniture, jewelry, architecture, Pett Was given of the successive excavations of the mounds at MNimroud, Kojunjik, Khorsabad ana mode and of Tema headed wi bulls and sphinxes and ala~ pean museums, it Kad been the subject of earnest scien- 1M cal mi jtatori other things the catals of tie diferent Kt the Rational archives, and also chronological an torical stauistics con- nected with cont us nations. In tem porandot then givem with reference to the Assyrians under their various ‘Uiie lectare closed with an account of the final destruction of Nineveh by the Medes and Babyloni- a, ang, and quotations from prepheucal writing pre- dicting {ts doom. NEW JERSEY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, The following nominations, sent by Governor Parker to the Senate of New Jersey, yesterday, were confirmea:—Justice gof the Supreme Court, Joseph D. Bedle, of Hudson, democrat; Judge of the rt of Errors, Amzt Dodd, of Essex, republican Sfore of the Stipreme Cour, Bet acta Ps od Camdem, a atees Of Norinal School— Charles Eimer, Oumberiand; Rev. Dr. John Mc~ Lean, Mercer; Benjamin Wilitamson. Union; jussex; Bennington F. Kans dolph, Hudson; Thomas D. Armstrong, Burit Prosecutors: Pleas—Essex, 8, N. Abeel; Middle. nox. A. V. Schenck; Morris, ‘Frederick 4. De Movie